On the 29th of November, 2010, I bet a friend of mine from Madrid a pint that Barcelona would win El Clasico. For fun, my friend asked me to prognosticate the score. While he said that Madrid would win 2-0, I speculated that Barcelona would win 5-0. Upon my friend declaring my prognostication “nonsense,” I replied that Barca would not just win 5 to 0, but 5 to -1, with the -1 being a red card for Madrid. I even threatened to bet on it, but only in passing, as the game was to be starting shortly.

Guardiola costed the team. How could he substitute Villa for Keita? The complexion of the game changed because Arsenal sensed it that Barca was about to defend the lead and so they began to attack more.They should have continued with the same game plan.